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I loved it. I had only two problems with the TDK suit. #1. The matte finish was way too dull and uninteresting, I'm glad to see that they've given it a bit more of a sheen this time around. And #2. The suit from the waist down way way too loose and baggy. I'm glad to see that the suit is a lot more form fitting this time around, getting rid of his "Bat-ass" that he had in the last film if you looked at stills and such.

Don't agree- Schumacher's costumes may present the correct elements of the suit, but in such a way that it loses any of its dramatic nature. The actor should use the cape and cowl to lurk and swoop like Dracula- Val Kilmer/George Clooney just stood there. Nodding. Always nodding..

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Kilmer's cape looked fantastic. Always billowing, and he used it to glide and look like a bat's visual several times as I recall, most notably when he rescues Dick from the glo-stick gang.

Clooney had that shot where he attacks Freeze after ejecting from The Batmobile that was pretty "Batman", and his cape looked pretty solid at the end of the film during all the swinging, grappling, etc.

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I think the legs on that are just as much of a cluster-F as they are on the TDK suit.

Honestly, I think using the CA Avengers suit is a good starting point. Stop trying to force Batman to look artificially muscled because(and this is the only logic behind this from 89 to now) we don't have a fabric that can properly show off every muscle the way Batman appears in comics. I don't think that is necessary at all. Besides which, it works better for Superman IMO. So what they've done with MOS is great... for Superman.

What I want from Batman is to look at Kane's and Sprang's eras and thus the Timm-verse design and use that as an inspiration for how to let Batman look. He's a big guy, but he's wearing protective materials that are fabric based. Nothing molded and sculpted to look like a bare human torso. Just let him look like a Golden and Silver age body shape i n the suit while using convincing design and materials that it appears to be protective.

The manip of the CA suit is the best thing I've seen yet and accomplishes just that. It gave Cap a classic Kirby look, which is basically the same as Kane's and Sprang's style for Batman. It makes for an interesting visual variance juxtaposed with Superman too, IMO. And GL for that matter.

I'd love to see the classic blue and grey Batsuit in live action, But I doubt if that will ever happen.

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I get why Nolan went the way that he did, I just think that the suit now is kind of over-designed. I get the removable Cowl... the independent neck.. makes sense in the environment that Nolan has created. But from the waist down, to me it's a mess... Now as far as the materials... It just comes down to the design and it's execution...I think the "Batsuits" have spent to much energy trying to make them really clean... body-shopped... and smooth... I , personally, liked the top half of the "Dark Knight" suit... with a different Cowl and Cape... get rid of the "grid" on the legs... and just have Batman pull over The material does not really matter.. it's the "look" of the material. Could be a cotton or a wool even... the colour is important... as is a big black Bat on the chest. But the material over the armor that is from the "Dark Knight" suit could be cool.

I want the cape to be a weapon. The gliding is great, and it is one of my favorite elements of the Arkham games. But what Nolan misses out on is then using that same technology o_ adding to it to make the cape a weapon in a fight. Why did Batman never whip his cape out as a distraction even, let alone as a stunning weapon? That element has been part of the character since at least the early 90s.

In Batman 89 the cape is used as a defensive weapon when Jack shoots Bats right before he falls.

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The belt is ugly but i think it's a really cool interpretation of the character. I'm not as much of a suit purist as some others here. I enjoy seeing different versions of the Batman that still possess the essential elements we need to see.

Are there more pics of that suit?

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